Cleaning pad



Oct. 14, 1958 G. L. TIXERANAT' CLEANING PAD Filed'June 26,v 1956 HTML gr United States Patent Ofiice 2,855,622 Patented Oct. 14, 1958 2 Claims. (Cl. 15227) assignor to England, a British The invention relates to improvements in pads, revivers and like polishing and cleaning appliances, hereinafter referred to as pads.

Pads according to the present invention are well suited for carrying out many functions and can be made both for use in the home, i. e., domestic purposes, and for use in industry.

As examples of its use, there may be mentioned washing, cleaning or polishing operations, to be carried out on motor car bodies, furniture, interiors of houses (walls, floors and the like), shops, stores, ofiices, laboratories, hospitals and schools, for use in cleaning dishes and utensils, but the invention is in no way limited to these examples and can be adapted for other purposes.

Broadly the invention comprises a pad adapted to be fitted over the hand and so made that it is held by, and retained on, the hand, without necessitating the physical gripping effort needed when using the ordinary type of pad. Moreover, protection is given to the fingers, finger nails, the whole of the hand and the wrist when the pad is in use. Moreover, the hand is kept cool.

The pad proper has side and end extensions which form the protection referred to above. It is held to the hand by a bridge-like member or members spanning the side extensions, the latter projecting inwardly from the sides of the pad.

The bridge-like member may be, and preferably is, of an elastic resilient material, so as to provide in effect an elastic gripping band giving a comfortable fitting of the pad on to either hand.

The Working surface of the pad may be seamless and creaseless, so that in the case of a polishing pad no scratches or unevenness will appear on the polished surface.

The appliance may be so fashioned that it is capable of being used from either end.

The contour of the pad may be such as to enable the pad to reach, and for example polish, normally inaccessible corners of an article.

The inside of the appliance may be provided with a lining for greater comfort, hand adherence and promoting cleanliness. The lining may be adjustable and also replaceable.

The pad may be made from any suitable material or combination of materials.

The accompanying drawings illustrate by way of example a form of polishing pad made according to the present invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view,

Fig. 2 is a top perspective View, and

Fig. 3, a side view.

The pad part 1 is made from any suitable resilient material, as for example, a natural or man-made textile fibrous material. The longitudinal sides 2 and 3 may be straight lines. The ends 4 of the pad may be convex. The material is turned over at the ends and sides a suffisient distance to form a surround or backing 5 which provides a pocket for receiving the hand. The pocket is formed by the inside of the working surface of the pad, the turned over ends and the turned over sides, the ends merging into the sides, the opening being formed and bounded by the inside edges of the said ends and sides.

A bridge-like member or band 6 spans the opening and is attached at each end to the appropriate turned over side. This member or band is of a suitable elastic gripping material. It may be located medially, or substantially so, of the inside edges of the ends.

The inside edges 7 of the ends 4 may be concave and merge into the inside edges of the turned over sides, which latter are mainly straight, or substantially so.

The material between the pad part proper and the turned over sides forming part of the surround is folded so as to form a tuck or inner fold. The material at the inner edges of the ends and sides may be folded over to form an inturned reinforcement or hemming.

The shape of the inner folds may be likened to halfmoons serving as absorbers and giving both working sides of the hand good protection and comfort, efficient action and sustained operative movement, thus ensuring a high degree of efiiciency for carrying out, for example, polishing.

Although the fingers are protected in use there is ensured sufiicient freedom of feel when delicate finger tip action is required.

In the construction described there is provided a lining 8 of soft resilient material. This lining may be adjustable and also it may be removable and replaceable.

The half-moons previously mentioned may be padded or otherwise reinforced to give additional protection to the hands.

It will be obvious that the appliance may be made in various sizes whether for domestic or industrial uses, and in any colour or combination of colours.

Further that the appliance may be made from one piece of material as by making it from a knitted or other woollen beret of the beret basque type, or from a number of pieces suitably joined together. The pad proper and the surround or backing may be of different materials.

Although in the above description reference is made to a polishing pad the invention is not limited thereto. included in the invention are appliances for other purposes, such as brushing, rubbing, abrading and cleaning.

The outer surface of the pad may be so formed as to be adapted to receive a separate component, fixed or detachably secured thereto, the component then being the working medium, for example it could be in the form of a brush or it could have a roughened working surface.

Further the invention includes a cleaning pad suitable for receiving a volatile solvent.

In the case of the pad for receiving a component being of a semi-rigid or rigid nature, means would be provided for securing thereto the surround or backing previously mentioned.

The pad may be adapted to receive a pharmaceutical or medicated or other preparation for the particular purpose in use for which it is designed, examples being a disinfectant preparation or a polishing mixture preparation.

For floor polishing the pad may be so designed that a foot instead of or in lieu of a hand may be inserted in the pocket and. could be termed a slipper pad as distinguished from a hand glove or mitten pad.

More than one bridge-like member or retaining band 6 may be provided. Or the parts making up the surround or backing may be so formed and interrelated that, after the hand or foot has been placed in the pocket, the pad is held on the hand or foot by suitable fastening means, one example being a sliding clasp fastener.

The pad may be combined with a holder. This is well suited for use in floor work. The pad and holder may be so arranged as to be adaptable for use either by the hand alone, or with the holder applied thereto.

It will be apparent that the invention can be modified and Changed within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim;

1. As a new article of manufacture, a polishing pad comprising a beret consisting of a smooth circular surface engaging portion and an open pocket forming portion integrally eonnected therewith along a circular edge, the beret being folded on two "sides along said circular edge to form two substantially identical segmental double folds extending toward the center of the beret on the inside thereof, the straight sides of the segmental double folds being longer than the distance between the straight sides whereby the surface engaging portions of the beret is formed into a polishing surface having two longitudinal sides interconected by two convex ends, and the straight sides of the innermost of said double folds are further folded over to form inwardly extending side extensions 4 merging with the open pocket forming portion adjacent said convex ends, the inwardly extending side extensions and said open pocket portion defining a central open pocket of sufiicient size to permit a human limb extremity to be introduced therein; and an elastic gripping band attached to the side extensions and positioned centrally across said open pocket.

2. The polishing padv of claim. 1, comprising an inner lining and means for securing the straight sides of each double fold together.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNTTED STATES PATENTS 1,006,741 Ferry Oct. 24, 1911 1,782,502 Crane Nov. 25, 1930 2,089,057 Hagerling Aug. 3, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS 481,824 Great Britain Mar. 18, 1938 806,694 France Sept. 28, 1936 

